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JUSTICE COURT W. Nj, Sleeper Presiding,
In Juctice Sloeper's court, eight
minor civil cases were filed.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
OR FARM AND GARDEN,
fsnVaegs OF Cut Worms.

The simplest and most effective remedy
for these destructive pests, which eat the
plants off just beneath the surface of the
soil, is to apply a solution Of saltpetre
around each hill close to the plants. The
proportion of saltpetre necessary is a
tablespoonful to gallon of water. The
quantity usually recommended is only a
tablespoonful to a pail of water, but
there is not the slightest danger of injur
ing the plants by making the solution as
strong as recommended. On the con-
trary, it seems to promote their growth.
There is no doubt that cornfelds might
be protected from the ravages of this
greedy pest by applying the above rem
edy. With a barrel Of the solution at
each end of the cornfeId and couple
of good-sized watering pots, the labor of
applying is not nearly as great as it would
appear at first thought.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

hopes can be entertained of saving the
life Of the tree, and which can best be
done by washing the affected parts With
anything that viii accomplish the object
not merely applying the same super
fcially, but thoroughly working it into
the pores by means Of a paint brush,
pure linseed oil being about the best for
the purpose.
Another authority attributes the dis
ease to atmospheric causes, combined,
probably, with the state Of the soil, and
prescribes as a remedy, the application
of salt to the roots. Another, that it IS
caused by a superabundance of nitrogen
in the soil, the only way of preventing
the activity Of which is to increase the
mineral elements in proportion; the APP
plication Of wood ashes being probably
as good as anything else.
Others, again, attribute the disease to
a small insect, which, penetrating to the
cambium, causes the tree to wither and
die, and advises washing the body and
larger branches of the tree with strong
soap suds containing a little carbolc
acid
In fact, our best authorities differ very
much in their modes of treatment. The
theory that comes nearest our own ideas
on the subject, is that the disease is
caused by a lack of some mineral con-
stituent in the soil, which, from the
continual drafts made upon it by the
tree, has become exhausted, and which
can be best supplied by top-dressings of
lime, ashes and little salt together
with some good rich compost; or, in
fact, anything that will furnish food for
the tree-not forgetting the free use of
the cultivator in incorporating the same
well with the surface soil Baltimore
Sun
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
is there much dangrr?"
VI Mn nHS Simrinr

"Did you hear me singing, para?"
asked Mabel, as she trippcd mcrrliy into
the room.
Il did, my child, did"
"And how did you like it, papa
dear?"
II can't say that l enjoyed it very
much.
''Not enjoy my singing?"
'Well perhaps it wasn't the singing I
didn't like 1t might have been the
composition. Yes | think that it was
the selection. l could have suggested
considerable improvement upon it.
How, papa. What change would you
make2"
Il think the composition would
sound much better if it were transformed
into one, long, sweet, continuous rest. )"
And Mabel went and shut the piano
with all her might - Merchant Tray
eler
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
Cheese frC-N Re ~.

Cheese made from beans is largely
used in China, For fertility of expe-
dient the almond eyed Celestial can
double discount the most ingenious
Yankee. While such cheese would not
seem to be very palatable or nutritious,
yet it is said to be quite saIable and
profitable to the manufacturers. Intro
ducing it into the English market is
talked of. Owing to its low-price it will
probably encroach to some extent upon
the product of the old reliable cow.
Poor people will buy anything cheap
that is good to eat. Their pecuniary
condition compels them to do so, so this
substitute will probably find a large
sale. At all events it is extracted from
q harmless substance.-LM Market journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
Fashions in Cooked hat.

The thrcc-cornered hat. of which
Louis XIV. was the great patron, en-
joyed long popularity, although it I'M
derwent, in the course of a hundred
years or so, as many changes as the re-
nOwned knife of that sentimental sailor,
who, after having the instrument thrice
reloaded and once fitted with a new
handle, regarded it as Il "keepsake' still.
The fierce little hat of Marlborough's
days, with it's Families cock, its broad
lace and the dainty snow-white edging
of tiny, down feathers, differed much
from the ''opera hat" of our great grand
slres, the chapeau bras of the French; g
slim cOntrivance, that was made to be
worn under the arm rather than on the
head, and which never seemed quite in
its right place when it was perchcd on
the frizzled and powdered locks of its
owner Halter and Furrier.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

The National Stockman says: The
crowding together of young chicks is
productive Of more evil than almost any
other of the many forms Of mismanage-
ment. One hen, if good brooder and
-taker, can look after rs many chicks
as two hens generally hatch, provided
she has room to do so; but if four or
five hens, each with a full complement
of chicks, are assigned to a space that
should be allowed to one, death and
destruction are pretty sure to be the
result.
The little chicks will wander into the
wrong coops, and the hens, kept in a
state of feverish excitement through the
the constant clucking of other hens, and
the mixing of their own chicks with
others, become vicious and kill the
strangers as soon as they are within
reach. The chicks that live to grow
larger quarrel about the feed. The
strong ones grow stronger, and the
weak ones become diseased and die.
The ground becomes polluted, disease
follows as a natural consequence. When
the chicks are weaned, the close prox-
unity of other broods, similarly housed,
leads them to congregate in large num-
bers. Some are smothered outright, and
others die as a result of being over
heated in the middle of the pile. Lice
flourish under such circumstances, and
bring down numbers of the best chicks
SIS their victims.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
3 PHYSICIANS
| FAILED.


The treatment of many thousands of cases
of those chronic weaknesses and distressing
ailments peculiar TO females, at the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, n. Y
has afforded a vast experience in nicely
adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
Ter the cure of wOTnan's peculiar maladies
DIR. Pi3rce,s EaVOrite Prescription
is the outgrOwth, or result, of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands of
testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested it in the
more aggravated and obstinate cases which
had bathed their skill, prove it to be the
most wonderful remedy ever devised for
the relief and cure of suffering women. 1t
is not recommended as a d" cure-al.H but
as a most perfect Specific for woman's
peculiar ailments.
As powerful, invigOrating tonic,
it imparts strength to the whole system
and 10 the uterus, or womb and its ap-
Pendages, in particular. For Overworked
''wOrn-out," rundown" debilitated teach
ers, mlIiners, dressmakers, seamstresses.
"shOp-girls," housekeepers, nursing moth,
eT5, and feeble women generally, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the great
est earthly boon, being unequalled as an
6ppctiziHg cordial and restorative tonic. It
promotes digestion and assimilation of food
Address, WORLDS DxSpl
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
Farm and Garden Notes.

A California vineyardist claims that he
keeps his premises clear of rabbits and
gophers with the assistance of cats.
Slow mixers are a detriment. The
best cow will soon deteriorate under the
manipulation of a slow or lazy mixer.
No invariable rule can be laid down
for the raising of calves on skim milk,
and each feeder must make rule for
each calf.
Reject horse with big, coarse head;
| do not look u second time at horse
with either long, slack back or with a
hollow back.
As sunfower seed is very liable to heat,
the safest way of keeping it for fowls is
to cut off the flower head when the seed
is ripe, and pile it loosely till thrown to
the fowls.
Dampness is bad for young chicks.
Arrange their drinking vessels so that
they cannot get into them, and do not
allow them to run in the wet grass or to
be out in a storm.
Steady application is what counts in
amy business. especially in farming, for
in this employment a day or an hour
wasted is usually more than loss of time,
for it is opportunity gone.
1t is never good policy to divide
farm in small fields, for it is waste of
lands, waste of time and oppressive IN
crease of fencing that becomes a burden
some tax in construction and mainten-
ance
Ben Pcrlcy Poore used to say that if
farmers would thrive they must change
their policy They must concentrate
their labor, they must give to n few acres
the care now usually bestowed on many,
and if necessary to do this they must di-
minish their farms
In haying, be ready to cut field
soon as the grass is in proper conditions;
a delay of a few days will greatly iniure
the quality Of the hay. Do not start the
mower until the dew is off, and cut only
so much rs can be well cured and cared
for Hay caps often pay for their cost
/ in a single season.
Young ducks should be marketed
when they weigh about three pounds
each, and may be sold either alive or
dressed, the best prices being obtained
for the dressed carcasscs. The best time
for selling young ducks is in June and
July; they should be plump and fat.
y clover pasture is of most value for
growing hogs, though very cheap food
| for part Of the ration after the fatten-
INC process is begun. During the spring,
when most rapid growth is taking place,
an acre of green clover would furnish
/ green food for a dozen or more hogs
= being fed corn to fatten.
Every farmer has noticed the dcteriora-
| tion Of oats. The best varieties fail back
aftera few years and are little better
than the common oat More attention
might be proftably given to the seed.
! Two suggestions nave been made: Thresh
the bundles lightly with a fail and thus
get the best seed; the other, winnow out
all the light oats.
To those who may not be familiar with
collie dogs, it may he stated that they
will not drive sheep or cattle unless first
trained to do 50, though the supposition
on the part of some is that such dogs
perform the work by natural instinct.
They are more easily taught to drive
stock than any other breed Of dogs, but
they will not do so unless taught.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

While there seems to be no remedy as
yet discovered which can be implicitly
relied on as a cure for the blight in pear
trees, there are many theories advanced
by horticuturists in regard to it. Down
ing attributes the disease to minute
fungus which first attacks the bark, and,
penetrating inwardly, destroys the cell
structures, thereby causing the death of
the tree. He says that these fungoid
spores must be destroyed before any
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
Virtues OF Iron SuIphate.

DR.. A. b Gr1tliths. ar EngIishnan,
has just published Il communication
which i OF great importance to horticul-
tUtiet> and aericulturists. He demon
>,ratc> that iron sulphate Is an 0ntidote
for many of the most viruient cpidemics
which tack field and garden crops
Thc iron suIphate destroys the cellulose
of the iunguses, but does not affect that
OF tie attacked plant, 1t is, therefore,
an an'idotc and destroyer of such para
site germs and funguses as the potato
disease, wheat miIdew, etc.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
surely perish.
Muichins and Cultivation.

Experience has abundantly shown that
muIchin@ the ground not only adds to
its fertility by the decay of the mulch
itself, but it also retains large amount
of ammonia from the air. All have OBJ
served that soil covered with mulch
keeps more porous and friablc than when
left exposed to the sun and drying
winds Earthworms contribute toward
fertility by their holes, through which
the air easily penctratcs, importing fer
tility, which the soil ahsorbs \ piece
of ground, a part Of which had been in
strawberries and muched with salt hay
for three years, showed a great advan-
tagc from the mulch. When plowcd,
this mulchcd part broke up very finely,
while the other part was very lmpy It
was all planted the same day with corn,
which came up in five days on the
mulched portion, and was about two
weeks coming up on the rest. and much
OF it failed to come up at all. The after
culture WAS alike, yet there was much
more vigorous growth ON the part which
had been muichcd, Soils not only have
the power of absorbing ammonia from
the air, but also from water that holds
it in solution. BY retaining the water so
enriched mulch adds to the fertility of
the soil. Besides the advantages already
mentioned, it is an easy way to keep
clear of weeds, The hay from salt
marshes is excellent for this purpose;
but where it is expensive or inconvenient
to secure, other material will be found
serviceable.-[ American Agriculturist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

VIRGINIA CITY, New, is gradually
sinking into the earth, the supports left
i'm her great mines not being strong
enough 10 hold her weight.
p. +. BARNUM has offered $40, 600 for
The capture and delivery to him, or his
agent, of the famous sea-scrpent of Lake
Champaign, dead or alive, provided that
the serpent Is more than fifty feet long.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
IhiIdrau AtnrStnE To Death

On account q their inability 10 digest food.
VII. find q. most marvellous food and rcnedy IN
ScoTr'> EMULSION q Furu Cod L'Ter OF With
HEg-aHhpslll:o1- Very pa-a;A5le and easily
ui-t-.ei D-. {. " CoHE.S. q Naco, Texas.
says. have used sour Emulsion in .ntau-
tile wH- ding with gg1l results. 10 not cu-T
RESTORES wasted tissues, ont gives strength at 7
increases tie appetite. ! glad 20 use such
Il reliable article
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

cures nausea, weakness Of stomach, indi-
ge6tfon, blOGting and eructatiOns Of gas.
As a soothing and strengthen ming
nervtne. . FavOrite Prescription" is I'M
equallcd and is invaluable in allsying and
subduing nervous eXcitability, irritability,
exhaustion, nrostration, hysteria, spasms
and other distressing, nervous symptoms
commonly attendant upon functional and
organic disease of the womb. II induces
refreshing sleep and relieves mental anx-
1ety and dependency.
Br. PicrceSs EayOrite PrescriptiO on
Is legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skillf,il
physician, and adapted to woInan's delicate
organization. 1t is purely vegetable in its
composition and perfectly harmless in its
effects in any condition of the system.
"Eavorite Prescription Is a posi-
tive cure for the most complicated end
obstinate cases of leucorrhea, or whites, -
excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain
ful mcnstruatiOn, unnatural impressions,
prolapsus or falling Of the womb, weak
back, female weakness" antevcrsion, re-
troyersiOn, bearing-down sensations, chron-
1c congestion, Inflammation and liberation
OF the womb, Inflammation, pain and ten
derness IN ovaries, accompanied with " in
ternal heat"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
One Mans Dangerous OCCupa-
ton in New York.
A Current That Would Kill an
Army in a Second.

In Broadway basement, at the cor
ncr Of John street, writes Il New York
correspondent, is a circular IRON plate on
whose surface raised letters Indicate that
it belongs to Mr., Thomas 4. Edison,
Americas greatest inventor Every
other evening about O'Clock. after the
busy thoroughfarc has been deserted by
every son of toll excepting it may he
the thirsty tramp and the thirsticr
policeman, an intelligent, neatly dressed
man, carrying medium ~iled box,
energies from the dusk and stops at the
plate From the box he draws a singII-
lar looking rug about two feet square
and four inches thick, composed Of
loosely wound and more loosely woven
cotton wick. On this he knccIs and,
then with queer assortment Of cold
chisels, cleaners, iimuics and wrcnches
removes the plate after much toll from
the metal frame in which it was so
firmly set. Beneath IS large square
chamber whose walls and floor seem to
be incrusted metal Near both top and
bottom are ponderous rings Of polished
copper separated and held in place by
unacceptable pads and washers of
some dark substance that looks like
silky India rubber. From each ring
wires radiate, passing through tho
Of h., 1
selves in the earth below the pavement.
The man covers his hand with a rubber
glove and works "a few minutes with the
complicated attachments, here removing
piece, there tightening a screw, here
changing the positions of a wire and
there inserting an insular As he paused
! asked him which of the many electric
systems begotten in Menlo Park he was
engaged upon.
This time upon the Edison illumina-
ting, though I superintend several others
and frequently am called in to consult
upon electrical matters by outside con-
Germs Tonight | am testing and regu-
lating"
"Why do you take so many precau-
tiOns2"
Partly for my own safety and partly
for the sake of doing first-class work.
You see there is a current moving
through those two mains, as we call
them, that could kill 100, 900 men in an
instant. If through carclcssncss | put
myself in its way and got its full force
that would be the last of me. A year
ago l was little thoughtlcss or clumsy,
and slightly grounded the negative
main That is, l touched that upper
ring of copper when one knee was on the
bare paving stone. Here's what the cur
rent did" He rolled up his coat and
shirt sleeve, and displayed a muscular
arm that looked as if it had been en-
gravcd with a chiscl and then eaten with
nitric acid to produce an etching plate.
81 was in the hospital over Il month for
that, and it was so tough lesson that
I'll never forget it. I'll show you how
strong that current is. He took q
broken pair Of fine pliers, and holding
them with cleft piece of wood touched
one end of the upper copper ring and
one to the steel cover rim. In an instant
the gray metal broke into sparks and
flame. He removed it with the remark:
"That current would burn up q crowbar
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

Eli pregnancy, 'Favorite Prescription
is mothers cordial" relieving nausea
weakness of stomach and other distressing
symptoms common to that condition. II
its use is kept up in the latter months ~
CESSATION, il SO prepares the system Tor DE-
livery rs to greatly lesson, and InanE times
almost entirely do away with the sutfernEs
of that trying ordeal.
"Favorfte Prescription,n when taken
in connection with the use OF Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laTn-
tive DOSES Of Dir. Picrce's Purgativc pellets
Gittlc Liver Pills, cures Liver, kidney and
Bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and ttbolshrs can
ccrOus and scrotulouB humoTs from the
system.
"Fayorite Prescription" is the only
medicine for women sold, by druEE5-.T,
under a positive guarantee, from n"
manufacturers, that 1t Will give satstae-
ton in every case, or money viii be- r.
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully ~
ricd out for many years. Large botli'1
q00 doses $1.OO, or six bottles for
$500.
81 Send ten cents in stamps for gr;
Piorce's large, illustrated Treatise u9
pages) on Diseases Of Women.
!. $50 Main Street. BUFFALO, N, 7.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
\ sun motor is The latest invention of John
Ericsson who designed the Monitor"

SO investment pays 50 well as a good educa-
ton. a. is clearly shown by the record of the
Alumni of the RUGBY SCHOOL, LOUISVILLE, Ky.
It Offers the b'St advantages, and enjoys the
highest Cl"-~ Of lrltr,..-.rc, 'Or fifteen years
il ia. ....., with t,:e fo...nost in preparing
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
The bluegrass Country.

John II. Jones, futile, KY, writes: | have
been selling medicine for seventeen years,
pronounce DR.. Bigger5' HuckIeberry Cordial
the bet l ever sold. 1t gives JOY to every
I3l.,figt,r-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
E.nccIallN 10 Ennen.

The jubilee editorial n the British London
Times was over eleven columns long.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

Writes Mrs. Eliza Ann Smith, of Vermilion,
Erie Co, Ohio, to tell the ladies everywhere
that nothing surpasses DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic
for all irregularities. 1T cured noe when the
physicians and all other remedies failed
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable to
use. It is not liquid or a snuff. SOC.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

Hirch Harris, a Polish Jew, died in B!ookIyn
n. Y, at the advanced age of 100 years.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

If afflicted with sore eyes, use DR.. Thompson's
Eye-water. AL druggists sell it at Poe. bottle
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

in either sex, however induced. speedily and
permanently cured. Enclose 10 cents in stamps
for book of particulars. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, \. y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
potato 8UnS

Tor Potato ElEB- .rEs e.
Vines. sAratss. Isoea. "a
or half TIE C1ateGts q g. 81
box II A0Caa ls LArf A.sF-
cultural Sic - - y a.
f.1iHet With CIR te rar.. . r
q plaster, trw lat 80 .... ar
ala kr~i III e. D. a-..
t1rssrs thagses4rh fs.r.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

Chatham Co, y. @, has "a venerable mule
thai Is known rs be hfty-seyen years old.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

The 'FavOrite Prescriptit
poor suffering women"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26

as they imagine, one from
-haustiOn or prostTation, an
and Indifferent, or Ovcr-husJ
G such, when, in reality, they
., encourages his practice un
yrong treatment and cOnsequ
Id have entirely removed Il
q misery.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
a Wise Ruler.

ROME, Nov. 16.-The Italian Parliamen
was opened today. King Humbert, from the
throne, said: my heart rejoices that Italy
is so strong through her arms and so sure of
her alliances. She is friendly with all ma
tions All my efforts aim at the preserya-
tion of peace. Other great powers have the
same object"